cong

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cong"

Mandarin

Romanization

cong

1. Nonstandard spelling of cōng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of cóng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of còng.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *koŋ (“be bent”); cognates include Khmer កោង (kaong, “curved, be bent”) and Mon ကိုၚ် (“be bent”). See also Thai โค้ง (kóong), Chinese 弓 (cung).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [kɔŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kawŋ͡m˧˧]

Adjective

cong • (𡉖, 𢏣, 𢏢)

1. curved, be bent

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bẻ cong
• cong cớn
• cong oằn
• cong queo
• khô cong